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Though the Trump administration has been removing content on African American history from federal websites, Juneteenth ...
But this year in New Jersey, Juneteenth is set to be observed on June 20, not on June 19. Here's why. In June 2020, Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law the incorporation of Juneteenth as one of the ...
PORTSMOUTH – In honor of Juneteenth, the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, in partnership with 3S Artspace, presents a powerful evening of historical truth-telling and ancestral ...
Juneteenth, a fundamental commemoration in African American history, has found significant resonance in the state of New Hampshire. Celebrated on June 19, this date marks the total liberation of ...
New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming, according to Pew. Some states have recognized Juneteenth in the past or opt to celebrate the end of ...
one event in New England connected Maine and New Hampshire. For the third year, the Seacoast African American Culture Center hosted a Juneteenth Freedom Walk. "It's just a celebration of Black folks' ...
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — Juneteenth festivities drew a crowd in New Paltz on Wednesday, with events lined up throughout the day, organized by the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Center and hosted at Historic ...
Juneteenth, on the other hand ... At the state level, New Hampshire, the last state to establish a holiday to honor King by name, did not do so until 2000. Pundits at the time conjectured that ...
However, despite its profound significance and being a Federal holiday, Juneteenth is still not recognized as an official holiday in some states, including New Hampshire. As we know, President Abraham ...
This year marks the third year that New Jersey will celebrate Juneteenth as an official state holiday. However, while Juneteenth technically combines the words June and nineteenth, the state of ...
CONCORD — While Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021, in New Hampshire, it’s simply a day of observance, putting it in the same category of celebratory days as Halloween and Earth Day.